About Bhalana Village

Bhalana is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 66 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	99.67 hectares
Population	133
Male Population	66
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalana compares

By the 2011 count Bhalana is the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 99.67 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bhalana

Bhalana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalana from other places

Bhalana lies about 72 km from Sirmaur. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhalana
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	28 km
Nearest town	Shimla	44 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	72 km

Villages closest to Bhalana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nohra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bhalana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalana village had a population of 133. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Bhalana village has 66 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalana has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bhalana is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalana covers 99.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalana falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhalana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalana.

Bhalana is about 72 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalana is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nohra is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Sirmaur is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.